Scholastic Kids Press 2022-2023
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
Retired U.S. Army Master Sergeant and Medal of Honor recipient Leroy A. Petry honors his fellow soldiers who were killed in battle.
Published May 26, 2023
Brian Selznick Talks About Big Tree
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
The New York Times best-selling author and illustrator tells our Kid Reporter about his new illustrated novel.
Published March 31, 2023
A Long Walk to Water
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
Leon the Extraordinary Draws Readers In
Humanitarian Salva Dut educates young people about the global need for clean drinking water.
Published March 21, 2023
Leon the Extraordinary Draws Readers In
A U.S. Veteran Reflects on the Meaning of Memorial Day
Leon the Extraordinary Draws Readers In
Award-winning artist Jamar Nicholas introduces a new graphic novel series that encourages kids to make smart choices.
Published March 7, 2023
American Born Chinese Set to Air on TV
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
American Born Chinese Set to Air on TV
Author, illustrator, and cartoonist Gene Luen Yang talks about the upcoming TV adaptation of his acclaimed graphic novel, American Born Chinese.
Published February 1, 2023
Exploring History on National Treasure
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
American Born Chinese Set to Air on TV
A new TV series from Disney+ draws viewers into a search for priceless relics from the ancient past.
Published January 17, 2023
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
Epps shares his vision for the future in his new novel for young people, Nubia: The Awakening.
Teen Reporter Quade "Q" Kelley, interviews actor and writer Omar Epps about his new book and vision for unity.
Published December 13, 2022
Veterans Day: Saluting Military Heroes
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
Inside the Imaginary World of Omar Epps
Veterans Day spotlight on two Medal of Honor recipients about their military service.
Teen Reporter Quade Kelley, interviews Medal of Honor recipients Leroy A. Petry and William D. Swenson aboard the USS Midway in San Diego, California. Additional interview about military service with Andy Sieg, President of Merrill Wealth Management.
Published November 8, 2022
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
The fictional superhero created by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko in 1962 has had an enduring power.
Teen Reporter Quade "Q" Kelley, interviews C.B.Cebulski, editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics, and Brian Crosby, creative director of themed entertainment for Disney about the worlds most popular teen superhero.
Published October 27, 2022
Babymouse Is Back!
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
Kids graphic novel series is getting bigger!
Teen reporter, Q. Kelley, talks with siblings Jennifer L. Holm and Matt Holm about their hit series for young readers.
Published October 20, 2022
Epic Adventures With Bertie Gregory
Spider-Man Celebrates 60 “Beyond Amazing” Years
Epic Adventures With Bertie Gregory
A wildlife filmmaker provides a front-row seat to the assignment of a lifetime.
Teen Reporter Quade Kelley goes backstage with Bertie Gregory at the 2022 D23 Expo in California. He learns about his wild global adventures of the National Geographic Explorer to be featured in Disney+ series.
Published October 12, 2022
Scholastic Kids Press 2021-2022
Paper Girls Deliver a Message
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Kids Create Heroes to Fight Hunger
A time-travel adventure show from Prime Video is based on a popular comic series by Brian K. Vaughan and Cliff Chiang.
Kid Reporter Quade Kelley interviews creators and actors of the new series at the 2022 San Diego Comic Convention
Published October 3, 2022
Kids Create Heroes to Fight Hunger
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Kids Create Heroes to Fight Hunger
Winners of the Hunger Action Hero Art Contest were announced in July at the San Diego Comic Convention.
Kid Reporter Quade Kelley shares the importance of food recovery and distribution for kids.
Published August 23, 2022
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Little blue penguins on the New Zealand coastline have been struggling to survive recently, in part, scientists say, because of rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But a penguin colony hatched in Australia has now taken center stage at Scripps’ Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, CA. Kid Reporter Quade Kelley’s shares a compelling
Little blue penguins on the New Zealand coastline have been struggling to survive recently, in part, scientists say, because of rising ocean temperatures caused by climate change. But a penguin colony hatched in Australia has now taken center stage at Scripps’ Birch Aquarium in La Jolla, CA. Kid Reporter Quade Kelley’s shares a compelling conservation story for International Kids
Published August 11, 2022
U.S. Volunteers Help Refugees
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
Little Blue Penguins Take Center Stage
“I was blown away by their bravery, their joy, and their resilience,” an Encinitas pastor told Kid Reporter Quade Kelley about Ukrainian orphans fleeing Kiev for safety. The pastor, who also helps refugees in Tijuana, explained how kids in the U.S. can help the growing number of displaced people worldwide.
Published July 9, 2022
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
Scholastic Kid Reporter, Quade Kelley goes into the field to assist San Francisco based environmental artist, Andres Amador. Written for April's Earth month the article follows the creation of an impermanent beach landscape entitled "Windows" in San Diego, CA.
Published April 27, 2022
Putting a Twist on Van Gogh
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
Scholastic Kid Reporter, Quade Kelley goes into the field to review the Beyond Van Gogh interactive art exhibit. Interviews with student participants and Yoga instructor that puts a twist on the new age exhibition on the life work of Dutch painter Vincent Van Gogh.
Published April 14, 2022
The Soap Myth
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
A Holocaust Survivor's Story
Our Kid Reporter talks with Academy Award-winner Richard Dreyfuss, renowned Holocaust scholar Dr. Michael Berenbaum and playwright Jeff Cohen about how we record history and understand the past.
Published February 4, 2022
A Holocaust Survivor's Story
An Earthscape Artist Tells a Fleeting Story
A Holocaust Survivor's Story
Our Kid Reporter talks with Rose Schindler about her family's experiences at Auschwitz-Birkenau during World War II.
Published January 20, 2022
Sedona's Native American Heritage
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mark Its Centennial
Corpse Flowers Bloom in San Diego
Native American Heritage Month is at the center of Kid Reporter Quade Kelley's report from Sedona, Arizona.
Published December 8, 2021
Corpse Flowers Bloom in San Diego
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mark Its Centennial
Corpse Flowers Bloom in San Diego
The endangered—and stinky—flowers are drawing global attention to the San Diego Botanic Garden.
Published November 19, 2021
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mark Its Centennial
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mark Its Centennial
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Mark Its Centennial
By Quade KelleyIn an article with great historical clarity. Kids Reporter Quade Kelley, tells kids around the world about American Veteran's Day and the Centennial Honoring the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. Interviews with past Tomb Guard, Sergeant Major (RET) GavinMcIlvenna, and creators of awards winning book 21 Steps, Jeff Gottesfeld and Matt Tavares.
Published November 10, 2021
Scholastic Kids Press 2020-21
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
By Quade Kelley
For his latest article, Kid Reporter Quade Kelley, 12, reported about the debut of skateboarding at the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo.
He spoke with top Women's Skateboarding talent Bryce Wettstein (USA) and Poppy Starr Olsen (AUS.)
Published July 22, 2021
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
By Quade Kelley
After the Covid-19 Curveball, community sports make a comeback. Local So. Cal baseball families 'play ball' juts in time for Summer and the Little League World Series.
Published July 8, 2021
Summer Reading Adventures
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Envisioning A City of the Future
By Quade Kelley
Scholastic Kid Reporter explores free reading programs that inspire kids to read all summer long.
Published June 28, 2021
Envisioning A City of the Future
Youth Baseball Makes a Comeback
Envisioning A City of the Future
By Quade Kelley
SIDRA-XIV named winner of the Future City 2021 Competition.
Published April 30, 2021
Inside the Zevely Zone
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
Gorillas Recover from contagious Covid-19 variant
By Quade Kelley
Scholastic Kid Reporter talks with a broadcast journalist in his San Diego community and learns about the importance of local news.
Published April 14, 2021
Gorillas Recover from contagious Covid-19 variant
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
Gorillas Recover from contagious Covid-19 variant
By Quade Kelley
The San Diego Zoo Safari Park Gorilla troop has recovered from COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus. The experience successfully treating the endangered animals is now being shared at more than 200 zoos worldwide.
Published February 23,2021
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
By Quade Kelley
Interview with Astronaut Cady Coleman and NASA's Crew-1 member Victor Glover
Published January 25,2021
Jupiter and Saturn Align to End 2020 with a 'Christmas Star'
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
SpaceX and NASA: A Celebration of Collaboration and Diversity
By Quade Kelley
Published December 16,2020
14-Year-Old Student Wins Top Science Prize
14-Year-Old Student Wins Top Science Prize
14-Year-Old Student Wins Top Science Prize
By Quade Kelley
Published November 17,2020
Women Win the Nobel in Chemistry
14-Year-Old Student Wins Top Science Prize
14-Year-Old Student Wins Top Science Prize
by Quade Kelley
Published October 21, 2020
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Scholastic Kids Press
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